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- Massive hole discovered under Antarctic ice. Trough bigger than Grand Canyon -- 2 miles deep, 200 miles long, 15 miles wide. Published: 01/17/2014 at 12:17 AM. (Forbes) A giant valley deeper than the Grand Canyon is buried beneath several miles of glacial ice in West Antarctica, according to a new study by British scientists.
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- The hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September grew to about 8.9 million square miles in 2016 before starting to recover. The hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September grew to about 8.9 million square miles in 2016 before starting to recover.
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Lakes under the ice: Antarcticaâs secret garden Douglas Fox recounts his trip to Antarctica with a team of scientists, and their attempt to drill down to a subglacial lake buried deep below the ice, in the search for life. A cold breeze blew off the Antarctic plain, numbing the noses and ears of scientists standing around a dark hole in the ice.
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Endorheic basin Antarctica [change | change source]. Endorheic lakes in Antarctica are located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land, Antarctica, the largest ice-free area in Antarctica. 1  Don Juan Pond in Wright Valley is fed by groundwater from a rock glacier and remains unfrozen throughout the year.
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Antarctica: East of the Transantarctic Mountains Almost entirely covered in a permanent ice cap that reaches as much as 4,776 meters in thickness, conditions for life are quite extreme. Terrestrial vegetation is limited in Maudlandia, though the Dry Valley region of continental Antarctica is a fascinating ecosystem of flora and fauna highly adapted to polar desert conditions. Colonies of seabirds, penguins, and seals abound around the coasts, obtaining their sustenance from the highly productive Antarctic seas.
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All 52 passengers rescued from ship trapped in Antarctic ice But the new approach, which skipped the use of the barge, got under way later in the day. Turney posted videos showing the helicopter arriving on a makeshift helipad on the ice near the trapped ship and taking off into the crisp blue sky.
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Antarctica Lake Vostok is one of 140 subglacial lakes located beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/...
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- Damage to Ozone Layer. Satellite measurements in September 2000 revealed that the stratospheric ozone hole over the Antarctic had a reached a record 28.3 million square kilometres (some one million sq. km more than the previous record, in 1998).
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Kola Superdeep Borehole In actuality, the Kola Superdeep Borehole consists of several holes branching from one central hole. The deepest of these, named SG-3, measures just nine inches in diameter but extends 12,261 meters (or 7.5 miles) into the Earth. That's roughly a third of the way through the Baltic continental crust.
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- There is a 9.1km borehole in Germany, part of the Continental Deep Drilling Project (KTB), but deeper still is the 12.25km Superdeep hole in the Kola Peninsula near the Arctic Circle in Russia, drilled between 1977 and 1989. The latter is roughly 0.4% of the distance (2,900km) to the core of the earth.
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- But people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel the need to check things repeatedly, or have certain thoughts or perform routines and rituals over and over. The thoughts and rituals associated with OCD cause distress and get in the way of daily life. The frequent upsetting thoughts are called obsessions.
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All 52 passengers rescued from ship trapped in Antarctic ice The helicopter rescue followed a failed attempt by the Chinese icebreaker, the Xue Long, which made it 6 nautical miles from the trapped vessel before being stopped by especially thick ice.
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Giant Hole Forms In Siberia, And Nobody Can Explain Why Giant Hole Forms In Siberia, And Nobody Can Explain Why. 570. A giant hole has opened up in Siberia, and nobody quite knows why. The massive hole, which spans about 262 feet in diameter, was spotted recently on the Yamal Peninsula in Russia, commonly known as the end of the world, The Siberian Times reported. The depth of the hole is not yet known.
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What is Ozone Layer? In atmospheric regions over Antarctica, ozone layer is significantly thinned, especially in spring season. This has led to the formation of what is called ‘ozone hole’. Ozone holes refer to the regions of severely reduced ozone layers. Usually ozone holes form over the Poles during the onset of spring seasons.
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Weather and climate of Antarctica The ice in Antarctica. The ice in Antarctica is on average 2.5 km thick. Nearly 99 per cent of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet. The ice sheet moves by gravity downhill. A few mountain peaks may be seen above the ice sheet.
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Lake Vostok Lake Vostok. Lake Vostok (Russian: озеро восток, Ozero Vostok, lit. Lake East) is the largest of Antarctica's almost 400 known subglacial lakes. Lake Vostok is located at the southern Pole of Cold, beneath Russia's Vostok Station under the surface of the central East Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is at 3,488 m (11,444 ft) above mean sea level.
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Which place is colder- the Arctic or the Antarctic? Report Abuse. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The coldest natural temperature that was ever recorded on Earth was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983. Antarctica is colder than the Arctic for two reasons.First, much of the continent is greater than 3 kilometres (2 mi) above sea level, and temperature decreases with elevation.ntarctica is colder than the Arctic for two reasons. First, much of the continent is greater than 3 kilometres (2 mi) above sea level, and temperature decreases with elevation.
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- Under the surface of Antarctica, all is not cold and quiet. In fact, there is an active volcano in Antarctica: Mount Erebus, which is 3,794 meters (12,447 feet) in height, is located in East Antarctica, on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf—a place where ice extends far out over the ocean. Antarctica is also home to Lake Vostok, one of the world's largest lakes. Lake Vostok is roughly the size of North America's Lake Ontario, but it is not a lake for sailing boats. It lies 4 kilometers (2 miles) below the continental ice sheet.
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- A: The ozone hole forms in the ozone layer above the pole that currently is having winter, has a size controlled by the contaminants that deplete ozone, and may be bigger than (for example) Antarctica. The largest ozone hole occurs over Antarctica, because of the intense cold and the four months of darkness there.
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Massive hole discovered under Antarctic ice Massive hole discovered under Antarctic ice. Trough bigger than Grand Canyon -- 2 miles deep, 200 miles long, 15 miles wide. (Forbes) A giant valley deeper than the Grand Canyon is buried beneath several miles of glacial ice in West Antarctica, according to a new study by British scientists. The sub-glacial canyon is nearly two miles deep, 200 miles long and 15 miles wide.
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Deepest Hole In The World [/caption] The deepest hole in the world is on the Kola peninsula of Russia near the Norwegian border. This hole is being drilled for scientific study purposes and is currently over 12,200 meters deep.
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- The Southern Patagonian Icefield of Chile and Argentina hosts several spectacular glaciers—including Grey Glacier located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.
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Sprouts Sprouts: What You Should Know. Do sprouts carry a risk of illness? Like any fresh produce that is consumed raw or lightly cooked, sprouts carry a risk of foodborne illness. Unlike other fresh produce, seeds and beans need warm and humid conditions to sprout and grow. These conditions are also ideal for the growth of bacteria, including Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli. Have sprouts been associated with outbreaks of foodborne illness?
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What is the Deepest Hole Ever Drilled? The deepest hole ever drilled by humans (Russians) is the “Kola Super deep Borehole”, on Kola Peninsula in the North West corner of Russia, located near Finland”. Russian scientists had to invent new ways of drilling, due to the depth of that area. A number of bore holes were drilled by branching from a central hole.
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Blue hole The deepest blue hole in the world at 987 feet (300.89 meters) deep is in the South China Sea and is named the Dragon Hole, or Longdong. The 2nd deepest blue hole in the world with underwater entrance at 202 metres (663 ft) is Dean's Blue Hole, located in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Bahamas.
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NASA Audio File OPERATION ICEBRIDGE PREESENTS ANTARCTIC RESEARCH FINDINGS NASA’s Operation IceBridge continues its multi-year mission to map polar ice sheets and sea ice from Punta Arenas, Chile. Researchers are using seven instruments aboard NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory to map Antarctic ice surfaces and the features hidden below.